Rume: Rural Microfinance and Employment

With controversial results, both supporting and not the assumption that microfinance can promote income generating activities, this paper attempts to demonstrate that the livelihood framework can be useful in such assessment. The paper proposes this framework given its scope for exploring and drawing attention to women’s strategies, their motivations, skill, knowledge and capabilities. Using qualitative data (life experiences of six women) from two villages in Tamil Nadu, South India, the paper demonstrates the significance of paying attention to socio-economic dynamics through this approach.

Working Paper 5
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